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Five-day nitrofurantoin is associated with increased likelihood of clinical and microbiological resolution compared with single-dose fosfomycin among women with lower urinary tract infection

Five-Day Nitrofurantoin Beats Single-Dose Fosfomycin for UTI

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Increased likelihood of clinical and microbiological resolution for uncomplicated UTI in women
The newly developed UTICalc calculator can be used to guide testing and treatment in children with suspected urinary tract infection

UTI Calculator Predicts Risk of Infant Urinary Tract Infection

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Calculator reduces testing and decreases the number of urinary tract infections that were missed
Prolonged sitting time and low physical activity levels are tied to higher incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men

Inactivity, Prolonged Sitting Tied to Urinary Tract Infections in Men

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Low physical activity may increase risk of lower urinary tract symptoms in study of Korean men
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in nursing home residents

Confusion Common in Seniors Prescribed Antibiotics for UTI

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Confusion independently associated with receipt of antibiotics for UTI in nursing home residents
For women with urinary tract infections

Sulfonamides, Nitrofurantoin Being Given for UTI in Pregnancy

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Nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prescribed first trimester despite ACOG recs
From 2005 to 2015 there was a decrease in the proportion of infants aged ≤60 days with a urinary tract infection who received four or more days of intravenous antibiotics

Drop in Proportion of Neonates With Long IV Therapy for UTI

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Decrease from 50 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2015; not linked to increase in hospital readmissions
Foodborne transmission from retail meat may account for a substantial proportion of community-acquired urinary tract infection

IDSA: Retail Meat May Be a Transmission Source for UTIs

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Almost one-fourth of retail poultry contains E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections
The intravenous antibiotic Vabomere (meropenem and vaborbactam) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain complicated urinary tract infections

FDA Approves Vabomere for Complicated UTIs

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IV antibiotic sanctioned for certain complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis
The 2011 clinical practice guideline on urinary tract infection in young children has been reaffirmed

Clinical Practice Guideline on UTI in Febrile Young Reaffirmed

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2011 CPG on urinary tract infection in infants and young children reaffirmed after review of literature
For the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections

IDSA: New Treatment Offers Promise for Complicated UTIs

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Meropenem-vaborbactam effective against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae